Affordable Health Care Law Upheld

[Beach Runner]

This is really good news for at lot of people!

This is really good news for our daughter. She is on COBRA right now, but when that ends, she wouldn't have been able to get private health insurance due to a pre-existing condition. As a self-employed photographer, she will be able to get health insurance when her COBRA expires in 2014. What a relief!

I know that many of you are 100% against this law, and I understand why. As Kurt would probably say, don't attack me for my opinion but rather attack the law and explain why you are against it.

 

[Zebraspots]

Your family will all need to vote for Obama then - Romney has promised to repeal Obamacare on his first day of office!

 

[Arkiehawg]

Your family will all need to vote for Obama then - Romney has promised to repeal Obamacare on his first day of office!

Talks cheap when you are running for office. The only way for Romney to repeal it is to

1. Become POTUS
2. Have GOP control of both House AND Senate
3. Avoid a filibuster by the Senate Democrats.

Odds are greater that the world will end in 2012 before all of that happens...

 

[30A Skunkape]

Talks cheap when you are running for office. The only way for Romney to repeal it is to

1. Become POTUS
2. Have GOP control of both House AND Senate
3. Avoid a filibuster by the Senate Democrats.

Odds are greater that the world will end in 2012 before all of that happens...

At the risk of this devolving into a drunken brawl...what about an executive order!?

 

[BeachSiO2]

Talks cheap when you are running for office. The only way for Romney to repeal it is to

1. Become POTUS
2. Have GOP control of both House AND Senate
3. Avoid a filibuster by the Senate Democrats.

Odds are greater that the world will end in 2012 before all of that happens...

At the risk of this devolving into a drunken brawl...what about an executive order!?

Exactly. Romney has already been discussing waivers he would issue in lieu of repeal. I heard there is a brawl underway on another website with some interesting discussion.

 

[Arkiehawg]

Exactly. Romney has already been discussing waivers he would issue in lieu of repeal. I heard there is a brawl underway on another website with some interesting discussion.

It is my understanding that a XO wouldn't be allowed in this scenario. The only way to repeal is through the legislative process. True, he may be able to offer some waivers, but they wouldn't be immediate in being inacted and I'm sure that they would be challenged in a court and probably end up in front of SCOTUS after 4-5 years....

 

[BeachSiO2]

There are many different types of waivers the President can grant. Here is an article about 1200+ that have been granted to companies by the current administration and they are for the law.

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatc...s-finalizes-more-than-1200-healthcare-waivers

IMO, a Romney administration would find ways to grant even more and different waivers. He has already stated he will give states waivers and it is mentioned again today in this article(six paragraph from the bottom).

http://thehill.com/video/campaign/235375-romney-healthcare-ruling-raises-peoples-taxes

 

[Beach Runner]

Oops!

On a less serious note, I received this email:

From: CNN Breaking News [mailto:BreakingNews@mail.cnn.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:09 AM
To: textbreakingnews@ema3lsv06.turner.com
Subject: CNN Breaking News

The Supreme Court has struck down the individual mandate for health care - the legislation that requires all to have health insurance.

That was soon followed by this email:

From: CNN Breaking News [mailto:BreakingNews@mail.cnn.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:18 AM
To: textbreakingnews@ema3lsv06.turner.com
Subject: CNN Breaking News

Correction: The Supreme Court backs all parts of President Obama’s signature health care law, including the individual mandate that requires all to have health insurance.

Apparently CNN jumped the gun when the Chief Justice rejected the mandate using the Commerce Clause, thus the first email. Then he said that the U.S. had the right to uphold the mandate due to its power of taxation, thus the second email.

 

[beachmouse]

This was making the rounds earlier today. Click on it to read the iPad screen.

 

[miznotebook]

I understand that Vermont has plans to use a waiver to put a single-payer system in place in the state: http://www.boston.com/business/heal...bigger-plan/8YALz3M4LXpPyNAi6oKLvJ/story.html

There are many different types of waivers the President can grant. Here is an article about 1200+ that have been granted to companies by the current administration and they are for the law.

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatc...s-finalizes-more-than-1200-healthcare-waivers

IMO, a Romney administration would find ways to grant even more and different waivers. He has already stated he will give states waivers and it is mentioned again today in this article(six paragraph from the bottom).

http://thehill.com/video/campaign/235375-romney-healthcare-ruling-raises-peoples-taxes